Khabib Nurmagomedov says interim title fight with Tony Ferguson would be a ‘REAL high-level fight’

Number-one contender says he doesn’t want to wait around for McGregor to become a father, and says a battle with fellow top contender Tony Ferguson would be a top-drawer matchup

By Simon Head

28th November 2016, 4:26 pm

Updated: 28th November 2016, 4:34 pm

NUMBER-one lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov took a sly dig at Conor McGregor, saying an interim title fight with Tony Ferguson would be a “real high-level fight”.

With McGregor expected to be out for the first part of 2017 to attend to the birth of his first child, Nurmagomedov wants to cement his position as the top contender at 155lbs with a win over fellow contender Ferguson, with the Dagestan fighter targeting March for the contest.